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THE AMERICAN FARMER. 



somewhat more elaborate and expensive house, which contains a conservatory in front of the 

 first landing of the stairway in the octagon end at the right, and a dressing-room below. The 

 library is in the rear of the main hall, and at the right of the back hall, which includes the 

 back stairway. The parlor occupies the front of the house at the left of the hall, with the 

 dining-room, pantry, store-room, china-closet, and dumb waiter in the rear. The plan is 

 designed for a kitchen in the basement, although it can be included on the principal floor, if 

 desired. The second floor contains three bed-rooms, a bath-room, and five closets. Three 

 rooms may also be included in the attic. The estimated cost of such a building will vary 

 according to the price of material at the time of building, but may be estimated at from 

 about $3,000 to $3,500. 



The following represents a small cottage suited to a family of two or three persons. 

 Such a building could be erected at a cost of from $800 to $1,000, according to the locality 

 and style of finish. 



AN ORNAMENTAL COTTAGE. 



The ground and chamber floor plan of the English cottage that follows, as well as those 

 of the rural cottage on page 627, will be readily understood by a careful examination; hence 

 they require no extended explanation 



Although designs are a great assistance in suggesting a plan for a house, still if a person 

 contemplating building could examine several houses which seem to be well-suited to his 

 purpose, he could obtain more real information and satisfactory knowledge respecting a plan 

 than from any diagram on paper that could be given. Combining the best things contained in 

 several designs will often prove very satisfactory. It will be noticed that in some of the 

 plans given, provision for a dairy-farm has been made by including a milk or cheese room. 



In those sections where there are no creameries or cheese factories at which to dispose 

 of the milk, a milk-house, located a short distance in the rear of the dwelling-house, could 

 be erected for that purpose, or a suitable room in the house appropriated to that use ; but 



